ECS H57H-MUS (V1.0A) LGA1156 Motherboard Review

Designed to support latest Intel CPUs with integrated graphics and built around Intel's H57 chipset, the H57H-MUS board from ECS also features a complete bundle composed of a USB 3.0 and SATA 6G expansion card, which makes the board a future-proof powerful computing platform, in a mATX board format.

Packaging Part 1

The Black Series H57H-MUS motherboard from ECS comes in a nice designed cardboard box; on the frontal part we can see a big dragon, icons that tell us the supported CPUs, the fact that the board is Windows 7 compatible, the Dual Giga LAN with Teaming option, the GPS feature and the bundle which consists of a separate SATA 6G expansion and another one with USB 3.0:

On the back of the box, we can see a photo of the card and the expansion boards, with explanations; on the right part we get some product features explained in detail:

The box has a handle, so we can carry it very easy after buying it, outside the shop:

On the same part we get to see a sticker which shows us a summary of the board specifications and the included bundle:

When we first open up the box, we can see that its multiple layered. On top we can see the USB 3.0 and SATA 6G cards, and on the right, the Black Series logo:

On the second layer, we can see the board itself, and on the bottom of the box, the third layer, where we can find the rest of the bundle:

Here is what we can find in the box, besides the motherboard:

-4 SATA cables-1 eSATA cable-I/O shield-a User's Guide-the USB 3.0 and SATA 6G expansion cards-low profile brackets for the expansion cards-an extended guide to help building the computer from scratch-expansion cards documentation-a CD with drivers and utilities for the motherboard-a CD with drivers for the expansion cards

The User's Guide of the board is well explained with drawings, tables and text, to be able to install the board without any problems: